Device for the care of hats when not in use



M. HART March 29, 1932.

DEVICE FOR THE FCARE OF HATS WHEN NOT IN USE.

Filed Jan. 8, 1930 icy-J Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES ',Qapc,Enlvv MARJORIE HART, 0F New YORK, N.Y.

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Application `fiiea January 8,1930. serial No.' 419,380. v

This invention relates to improvements in devices for the care of hats when not lin use, and more particularly to means to occupy the interior of hats for supporting the crowns of the latter,` and for the purpose of retaining the shapes and preventing crushing of the hats from their own weight, or from that of 1 articles with which they come in contact.

The primary object of the inventionis to provide an exceedingly simple and eticientv form of internal support for hat crowns, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will occupy a minimum space when not in use.

`Another object is to furnish a support which will accommodate itself to a great variety of sizes and shapes of hats without the employment of1 special skill on the part ofthe operator. y

A further object is to so construct the device that it may be expanded into operative condition by pneumatic pressure. Y

Another object is to provide a hatreceptacle designed to cooperate with special hat forms orsupports, each ofsaid supports being preferably removable from the hat box, and also being collapsible and ried in folded condition in a hand bag or the like, when desired.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features `hereinafter described in detail, illustrated Vin the accom-V panying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view partly in horizontal section, of a hat box provided with a plurality ofthe improved hat supports, the

sectional portion being taken on line of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same on the line 2`2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. Bris a perspective view of aportion of the box, and showing a pair of its `guides which are adapted to retainV one of the hatA supports.

foldable, so that a .sup-A port may be detached from the box and car-v Fig. 4 is a view of onelof the hat supports shown in collapsed and folded condition. :-In" the'drawings, 5 'designates a hat box having a removable cover 6. Thisbox andV y its cover may be made of any suitable relai 65 tively stiff light material, andr may, if desired, be of folding or knock downc'onstruction, 'and' within the box, pairs'of oppositely disposed retaining tracks or lguides 7 fare rigidly ,Y secured. In the example of the, invention as G0 illustrated inthe drawings, only two pairs of guides are illustrated,jand these cooperate with two ofthe improved hat supports,=but it -will be 'apparent'that more guides may-be arranged inthe box, providing the box-uis 55 made larger, so that the box may accommodate more thantwohat supports.` l lEach support preferablyl consists of aplate 8 of a size to accord withthe brim `9 of al j, l

h at 10, and-,this plate is formed of a plu-,'10 rality of sections 11 and12 whicharehinged together at 13 to permit thesections tobeV folded over on'to'one another.` f

An inat'able bag 14 has its edge'i portions secured to the edge portionsof the plate,as 475 indicated-at 15,"and an air-tight seal is madeV between these'parts so thatthe bag maybe inflated or deflate'd bypassing air through a l valved tube 16. The latter isjpreferablyof the type used with automobile tires, the -bagfmay be inflated" either` by using a pump, .or byblowing through the tube 16.`

Eachof thesections and 12 is provided Y'atl out-er. edge .portion with afslide 171,., Y. which is rigidlysecured to thesection by any 85" means forholding the sections 11 and 12 open,

other Vthan the guides 7 .if desired, one ofthe sections maybe providedwith a pivoted hook 18 to engage a'pin 19 on the other section,`f0r

the p urposeof holding the sections in open v position.`

so that '304' Y Vl0Y tweenthem, and then the slides 17 of the support may be fastened together by anyfsui'tablefastening device, such as a snapl fastener made Y up of a ball-20 andasocket 2. Y

From the foregoing itis believed that the l5 construction, operation and advantages of the invention may` be readily understood, ,and it i'sappa-rent that changesmayf be made in. the details disclosed, Without'departing from the spirity of the invention, as. expressedvin 29 theclaims. v o y What is claimed and desired'to be secured; by Letters Patent is:.- 1 v 1.*A hat support comprising a foldable pl'ate-,yanffinflatable bagv mounted on :said-` 25 plate, kand .means extendingthrough the plate for iniiating and` deil'atingl the bag; v 2., AL hatsupport: Acornprising a, plate in,- clnding a plurality of sections, hinge means connecting said sections and permitting the: sametobe folded'v on to each other, an in- `iatable bag-mounted on the plate and adaptl. o ed'to be partialyzenclosed by thelatter when the Vsectionsare; folded., and meansl to permit iniiation .and deflation of said bag;

Y 3; A hatsupport comprising a foldafble plate, meansA for'glocking said'pl'ate aga-.inst4 folding,Ek an inflatable bag mounted 0nthe plate, and means: to permit inflation anddeiiationiof said bag.'1 f o 4. A *hat supporti comprising a plate in-y clnding a. plurality ofV hingedly connected sections, means for securing said sections foldedI position, an inflatable bag mounted on said plate,jandmeansfy to permit iniati'onrv Lor deflation oil-*said bag. Y f

V54A hatv support comprising a fol'dableplat`ean. inflatable bag mounted on the plate, mean-ster introducing air' into, or discharging air'ffrom said bag, and oppositelydis- 'l posedv slides mounted on the .plateA pijoject` ing' beyond opposite edges'of the plate.

'6i A hat support comprising a plate Vin-k cluding a plurality of hingedI-yconnected sections, an inflatable bagmounted on said" .Y o plate, ani'nflation tubeconnected to thebag,t

oppositely disposed slides mounted on theV plate landV projecting beyondfedges of: the plate, and means on the slides for` securing a saidf sections lin folded"'positi'on'l'l f In testimony whereof, I have signed specification.l

' .MARJORIE HART; 5 

